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Terry Carter, who broke color barriers onstage and on television in the 1950s and ’60s and later produced multicultural documentaries on jazz lum

Terry Carter, the pioneering actor, documentarian, and broadcaster whose screen credits included 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Foxy Brown,' has died at 95.

The actor died at his home in New York on Tuesday morning. He was 95.

Battlestar Galactica star Terry Carter passes away at the age of 95. Know more about the actor’s glorious career and his contribution to the entertainment industry.

He was also one of the first Black regulars on the 1956 TV sitcom series "The Phil Silvers Show," in which he played Private Sugarman.

Carter was born John Everett DeCoste in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1928. He began is TV career with roles in such shows as “Combat,” and “The Phil Silvers Show” where he was one of the first Black actors to appear as a regular on a TV sitcom.

New England's first Black news anchor at WBZ in Boston from 1965-68, Terry Carter also broke color barriers onstage in the 1950s and ’60s and later produced multicultural documentaries.

Terry Carter, an actor who starred in "McCloud" and "Battlestar Galactica," died Tuesday at home in New York. He was 95.